Re: Julian Assange Has Reached Plea Deal With U.S. Allowing Him to Go Free

D. Ray <d@ray> wrote:
> ⚡️🇺🇸🇦🇺 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with
> the US allowing him to go free, according to NBC News.
> 
> This is a huge win for Biden.
> 
> I would assume he ordered this because his poll numbers are in the dump
> among progressives due to his support for the Gaza Genocide but it's still
> the right choice.
> 
> Assange has been through some 12 years of torture and even suffered a
> stroke while in prison.
> 
> Australia has been pushing for his release for years now and their demands
> appear to have been finally met.
> 
> Wikileaks was one of the first investors in Bitcoin, so it will be
> interesting to see if Assange comes out of this not only with his freedom
> but also loaded.
> 
> Though Donald Trump repeatedly said he "loves" Wikileaks while on the
> campaign trail in 2016, after getting elected he abandoned Assange and
> reportedly ordered his arrest.
> 
> <https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64505>
> 
> <https://archive.ph/NUW0w>

"Julian Assange is free," Wikileaks announced Monday night on Twitter. "He
left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after
having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in
London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he
boarded a plane and departed the UK."

"After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day,
he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who
have only known their father from behind bars," Wikileaks said. "As he
returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and
remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom."